Elisa Shoenberger is a freelance writer in Chicago. She writes regularly for Book Riot, Inside Philanthropy, Best Lawyers and Streeterville News. She has written for the Boston Globe, Deadspin, Syfy, Artsy, Hyperallergic, She Shreds and other publications. She is also the co-editor and co-founder of The Antelope: A Journal of Oral History and Mischief. In her spare time, she plays alto saxophone, makes cheese and occasionally stiltwalks.